Biography
Lamont Warren Marvin Jr., known as Lee Marvin, was an American film and television actor. Known for his bass voice and prematurely white hair, he is best remembered for playing hardboiled "tough guy" characters. He received various accolades including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two BAFTA Awards. He was also a decorated United States Marine during the Second World War. He was also a descendant of the Lee family of Virginia.
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Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1966
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · 1965
- Silver Bear · 1965
- Purple Heart
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1966 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
The Twilight Zone
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Combat!
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Biff Baker U.S.A.
The Big Heat
The Dirty Dozen
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Bonanza
Bad Day at Black Rock
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
The Caine Mutiny
The Professionals
Point Blank
The Duel at Silver Creek
The Killers
The Dick Cavett Show
Attack
7 Men from Now
Violent Saturday
The Big Red One
The Spikes Gang
The Comancheros
Route 66
The Missouri Traveler
Ship of Fools
Wagon Train
The Rack
The Wild One
The Virginian
Hangman's Knot
Dragnet
Cat Ballou
Raintree County
Gorky Park
Paint Your Wagon
Donovan's Reef
Not as a Stranger
Treasury Men in Action
I Died a Thousand Times
Pete Kelly's Blues
Gun Fury
The Delta Force
Shout at the Devil
The Iceman Cometh
We're Not Married!
The Klansman
Gorilla at Large
Seminole